Transit Challenges

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• Transit Challenges
• Stroller Policy

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Presentation Agenda

• Regular Transit
• Brandon Transit - Background
• Brandon Transit - Challenges
• Brandon Transit - Objectives
• Transit Policies WHY?
• Stroller Policies Review

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Background Regular Transit

• Brandon Transit
• Regular Service, Industrial Service
• 19 Buses 5 Low Floor, 14 High Floor
• 1 Million Kilometers per year
• 52,000 man hours
• High Commitment to Safety
• Safe Driver Awards - 13.8 Year Average

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Regular Transit - Challenges

• Escalating fuel costs 900,000 litres per year
• Fall 2004 .55 per litre
• Fall 2006 .75 per litre
• Escalating maintenance costs
• Average age of fleet approaching 18 years
  January 2005
• Average age of fleet 12.2 years Current
• Improving Operational Performance with
  replacement of buses

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Transit Challenges

• Economic Performance
• Ridership Improvements
• 2004 806,260 Rides Net Cost / Ride 1.44
• 2005 917,710 Rides Net Cost / Ride 1.05
• 2006 972,616 Rides Net Cost / Ride 0.99
• Canadian Average Net Cost / Ride .96
• Perception Issues empty buses
• Service imbalance across city due to commercial
  growth

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Brandon Transit - Objectives

• Position Brandon Transit as an Industry
• Leader in terms of safety, and cost effective
  service offerings

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Brandon Transit - Objectives

• Continued Improvements in Ridership and Economic
  Performance
• Improved Operational Efficiencies
• Continued development of partnerships (Provincial
  Government, School Division, Maple Leaf)
• Continued development of planning and services

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Stroller Policies - Comparison
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Stroller Policy - Summary

• Policies are inconsistent in format
• Consistently a contentious issue to all systems
• Some require folding and holding of child
• Some require strapping child into stroller and
  locking wheels (out of aisle)
• Some require seating in front of bus
• Some require seating at the rear of bus
• Size limitations are common

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Stroller Policies - Summary

• All Policies treat high and low floor model buses
  differently
• All Transit Authorities operate both High and Low
  Floor buses
• All Transit Authorities communicate that
  strollers may require folding at drivers request
• Based on peak periods and bus load

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Transit Policies WHY??

• In general terms, Transit Policies are developed
  in an attempt to ensure
• Safety - to provide protection to ALL users and
  operators of the system
• Efficiency to provide consistency and
  efficiencies within the system
• Comfort and Customer Service to ensure system
  comfort and customer service of riders